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Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt
That's kind of strange...i seem to recall mr Maddox himself stating that the amount of online players are nowhere near the amount of copies sold, which points to the fact that the vast majority of players are mostly offline pilots.
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Yep, out of the half dozen or so people I know personally that play or have played IL2 I am the only one to ever venture online.
I have no idea what the actual priority for online versus offline play is in IL2 however they do seem to keep it surprising balanced overall.
However their is a general trend for the game industry as a whole. A priority is often given to keeping online gamers happy. I think the reasons for this are:
- Firstly because, as you say, the most vocal people online in forums are online types. Typical offline players will only login once every few months to download a new campaign.
- Secondly because the majority of game REVIEWERS are young male online players as well. (This also explains the tendency for gungho FPS games on consoles like XBox ... whereas in reality the worlds most successful game is the Sims and the biggest selling game system is the Nintendo DS).
- Thirdly because even if the online players are a minority a few vocal individuals complaining that the "fireball spell is nerfed" or "0.50 cal is pathetic" can undermine game sales.
I suppose what I am saying is that whilst in reality offline players are still the core market the online players are so loud and obnoxious you have to cater to them
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oh and back on topic. The advantages of the AI are just there to give them some hope of surviving. If its ever changed PLEASE leave the Ace settings alone.
On a side note I am forever amused by complaints about the Ace AI shooting. Whats with that ? Is it an ego thing where you want the game nobbled so you can claim you kill everything on Ace ? Just set the AI to veteran instead and stop complaining.